Grus
Журавль
Kranich
A spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a craneA spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
Meaning
1 sensesA spring constellation of the southern sky, said to resemble a crane. It contains the star Alnair and lies south of the constellation Piscis Austrinus.
Kranich
Жура́вльŽurávlʹ
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
spring constellation of the southern sky:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
spring constellation of the southern sky:
Origin
Named by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 andNamed by Dutch explorers Pieter Dirkszoon Keyser and Frederick de Houtman between 1595 and 1597. From Latin grūs (“a crane (bird)”), originally from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).
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